Thread subject: Diptera.info :: can anyone identify?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 18-05-2005 08:45
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This is Empis tessellata, one of the commonest and certainly the largest of the dance flies (Empididae) that are active in Northwestern Europe at this time of year. The male is easily recognizable by the striped thorax, yellowish base of the wing and the truncate abdomen.